Valdez v. State of New Mexico

1 Plaintiff-Appellants (Plaintiffs), recipients of collect telephone calls from relatives incarcerated in several state and county correctional facilities throughout the state, brought a suit for damages and injunctive relief against governmental and telephone service company Defendants-Appellees (Defendants). Plaintiffs complaint alleged nine counts against Defendants. The district court, under Rule 1-012(B)(6) NMRA 2002, dismissed Plaintiffs claims for failure to state a claim. Plaintiffs appealed the district courts decision to the Court of Appeals which certified the matter to the New Mexico Supreme Court. See NMSA 1978, 34-5-14(C) (1972) and Rule 12-606 (2002). We accepted certification of the appeal and affirm the district court.